Indicating-bottle.



No. 891,956. ].ATENTED JUNE 30,1908.

W. o. SCHMIDT.-

' INDIGATING BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13, 1905.

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No. 891,956. f PATBNTED JUNE 30, 1908. W. G. SCHMIDT.

, INDIGATING BOTTLE.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13,v 1906.

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Wilp] UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. SCHMIDT, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

INDICATIN G-B OTTLE To all whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM C. SCHMIDT,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county ofHenrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Indicating-Bottles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in bottles andparticularly to that class known as indicating bottles, the object of mysaid invention being to produce a bottle stopper which will indicate anyattempt to refill the bottle after the original contents thereof havebeen removed.

In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I yhaveillustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, a full and exactdescription thereof being contained in the annexed specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved stopperlocated in the neck of a bottle, the bottle neck being shown in section.Fig. 2 is an elevation of my imroved device indicating that the bottlehas een refilled. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through my improveddevice. Figs. 4 and 5 are plan views of certain parts of my device. Fig.6 is a perspective view of my device, the several parts thereof beingdisconnected. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3 with the addition of adisk or washer valve. Fig. S is a vertical section through a modifiedform of my device. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of said modificationshowing the parts thereof disconnected. Fig. 10 is a view similar toFig. S, with the addition of a disk or washer valve.

In the several views like letters of reference designate similar partsof my device.

A, in the drawings, designates the bottle provided with the cylindricalmouth a which is provided at its lower end with the annular shoulder aand groove a2. Bis a circular disk constructed to snugly fit into saidmouth c and rest upon said flange d, said disk being provided with anannular groove l) directly oposite groove a2, forming a recess adaptedto be lled with cement a; to lock said diskin place. C is a hollowcylindrical portion projecting upwardly from said disk, the same beingopen at its lower end and provided at its upper Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed July 13, 1905.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Serial No. 269,518.

end with the threaded orifice c. D is a transparent cup shaped portionor compartment surrounding said cylindrical portion and of sufficientlylarger diameter to form the annular groove d. Said cup shaped portion Dpreferably extends slightly above the cylindrical portion C and isprovided with lugs d d adapted to retain the cup shaped portion D in thecenter of the mouth of the bottle, thus forming a passage for theoutflow of the contents which first flows through openings b in the diskportion B. E is an indicator comprising a ribbon located in the groove dand upon which is printed any suitable word as Refilled, which word iscovered with a non-transparent substance which may be readily dissolvedor destroyed as a composition of chalk or a thin layer of gelatin.

F is the stopper constructed to close the mouth of the bottle and thecup shaped compartment D and also to prevent access to said cup shapedcompartment D, the washers f and f respectively being employed to makeairtight connections when the bottle is closed. Said stopper is providedwith the screw stem f2 adapted to pass through the orifice c and beingprevented from withdrawal therefrom by a locking ring f 3 constructed to-fit in the grooveff.

f5 is a cork or other stopper which is employed to close the lower endof the hollow cylinder C after the ring f3 has been placed upon thestemf G is a conical shaped valve located in the conical shaped portionai of the neck of the bottle, said valve permitting the outflow of thecontents but preventing refilling.

As shown in Fig. 7, an additional valve may be provided by placing awasher H on top of the disk portion B, which it is obvious will actsimilarly to the valve G, that is it will permit the outflow of thecontents through the openings t but will close said opening when theliquid is vforced into the bottle. If desirable this valve may be madebouyant so as to close the openings b if an attempt is made to fill thebottle when inverted.

In Figs. S, 9 and 10, I have shown a slightly modified form of myinvention. In this form of construction, instead of the hollow cylinderC, I provide the upright cylindrical portion C with a recess c toreceive the stem f This portion C may be made separate from the diskportion B as shown or integral therewith and adapted to be securedthereto by any suitable means.

I designates a disk constructed to'screw into a circular recess J abovethe groove d, said disk and the wall of said recess being provided withthe corresponding notches 'i and respectively, constructed to be filledwith cement or a pin to prevent said disk from being unscrewed. Saiddisk is provided with the openings i2 directly over the groove d andwith the central threaded orifice i3 through which the stem f2 isscrewed, the same being prevented from being withdrawn by a locking ringas before described.

In Fig. 10, my modified form is shown with the additional washer valvehereinbefore described. It is obvious that a washer valve may beemployed instead of the conicalvalve, or in addition thereto.

Although I preferably construct my entire stopper of glass, it isapparent that itis only necessary to construct the cup shaped portion oftransparent substance.

The operation of my device is as follows: When desirable to pour thecontents from the bottle, the stopper is unscrewed, and the bottleinverted, whereupon the valve or valves become displaced permitting thecontents to pass through the openings b, thence out around the cupportion D. It is appar- -ent that the entire contents can thus be pouredout without coming in contact with the ribbon E, but when an attempt ismade to refill the bottle the valves become reseated thus closing theneck of the bottle, whereupon the mouth will immediately fill andoverflow into the groove d coming in contact with the ribbon E anddissolving` the nontransparent 'substance thereon, whereupon the wordRelled or other word will become visible through the mouth of thebottle, as shown in Fig. 2.

Vhat I claim and desire to secure by Let* ters Patent is 1. An indicatorof the kind described comprising a ribbon and a non-transparent coveringtherefor, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. An indicator of the kind described comprising a ribbon and aperish-able non-trans-v parent covering therefor, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

. 3. An indicator of the kind described comprising a ribbon and asoluble non-transparent covering therefor, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

4. In a bottle of the kind described, the combination with an indicator,of a nontransparent covering therefor and means whereby the inflow offluid will remove said covering, substantially as described.

5. In a bottle of the kind described, the combination with an indicator,of a perishable non-transparent covering therefor and means wherebyinflowing fluid will be forced into contact with said covering when thebottle is re-filled, substantially as described.

6. In a bottle of the kind described, the combination with an indicator,of a soluble non-transparent covering therefor, means for' protectingsaid covering during the outow of the contents and means wherebyinflowing fluid is forced into contact with said covering of saidindicator, substantially as described.

7. In a bottle of the kind described, the combination with an indicator,of a soluble non-transparent covering therefor, a transparentcompartment provided with an opening to receive said indicator, saidcompartment being constructed to protect said indicator from thecontents of the bottle when poured out, and means whereby the liquid isforced into contact with the soluble covering of said indicator when thebottle is refilled, substantially as described.

S. In a bottle of the kind described, the combination with an indicator,of a soluble non-transparent covering therefor, a transparentcompartmentprovided with an opening to receive said indicator, saidcompartment being constructed to protect said indicator from thecontents of the bottle when poured out, a valve constructed to permitthe outflow of the contents but constructed to prevent refilling,whereby the liquid is forced through said opening in said compartmentand into contact with the soluble covering of said indicator,substantially as described.

9. In a bottle of the kind described, the combination with an indicator,of a soluble non-transparent covering therefor, a transparentcompartment provided with an opening to receive said indicator, saidcompartment being constructed to protect said indicator from thecontents of the bottle when Ipoured out, means for locking said compart-10. In a bottle of the kind described, the' combination with anindicator, of a soluble non-transparent covering therefor, a transparentcup shaped compartment adapted to hold said indicator, means for lockingsaid compartment in the bottle whereby outlet passages are formed aroundsaid compartment, a non-detachable stopper adapted to close the bottleand compartment and to prevent access to said compartment and a valveadapted to permit the outflow of the contents but adapted to prevent therefilling of the bottle, whereby the liquid is forced into saidcompartment and into contact with the soluble covering of saidindicator, substantially as described.

11. In a bottle of the kind described, the

combination with a disk portion adapted to lit into the mouth of thebottle, said disk being permanently secured thereto and being providedwith suitable openings, an upwardly extending cylindrical portionprovided at its upper end with a threaded orice, a transparent cup shapeportion secured to said cylindrical portion and forming an annulargroove around the same, an indicating device located in said annulargroove, a stopper provided with a threaded stem adapted to fit into saidthreaded oriiice in said cylindrical portion, a locking ring on saidstem to prevent the stopper from being Withdrawn, said stopper beingprovided with a portion to prevent access to said indicator', a valveadapted to permit the outflow of. the contents but closing the neck ofthe bottle upon reiilling same, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

WM. C. SCHMIDT.

Vitnesses:

W. H. BosoHUR, F. E. STAOY.

